browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
daira |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Daira \Da"["i]*ra\, n. [Turk. daire circuit department, fr Ar da["i]rah circle.] Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or his family. The most important are the {Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh}, or {Sa"ni*yeh}, and the {Da"i*ra Khas"sa}, administered by the khedive's European bondholders, and known collectively as {the Daira}, or the {Daira estates}.
This work is licensed under a
